CVE-2026-120437
netpbm: netpbm: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in tgatoppm
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 2, 2026
Updated · November 3, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Netpbm. The tgatoppm converter fails to validate pixel values against color map bounds in the get_pixel() function. By supplying a specially crafted color-mapped Targa file, an attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read. This flaw can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) through an application crash or result in information disclosure by leaking adjacent memory into the generated image.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read